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12/23/2025

More than 70 protesters gathered in Pueblo on Saturday following Denver City Council’s 11-2 vote against a Key Lime Air contract with Denver International Airport.

Colorado Newsline reported in October that Key Lime Air conducted deportation flights for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The rejected contract proposed a 1,200 foot expansion for Key Lime Air’s storage equipment at Denver International Airport. Although the Denver council voted against the contract, Key Lime Air still operates out of Denver International Airport and also conducted flights out of Pueblo Memorial Airport in 2025.

Protesters in Pueblo said they wanted to send the message that they do not want Key Lime Air operating out of Pueblo’s airport because of the company’s affiliation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement's deportation flights.

“I am very concerned that the government is using little airports and small towns and making that really the effort of using airports for detention center,” said Cheryl Simas, 70, a protester and Pueblo resident. “They are not focused on criminals in any way. And I don't want my town to be involved in supporting that.”

The City of Pueblo, which operates Pueblo Memorial Airport, did not immediately respond to a request for comment

Reporting by Chelsea Casabona

12/22/2025

Throughout the ups and downs of 2025, our journalism team has continued to report from our own communities and across the state to bring you stories about your neighbors, both near and far. Thank you for engaging with and supporting our work!

RMPBS journalists shared the favorite stories they reported this year

12/21/2025

It’s the Winter Solstice! ❄️

Nature Cat wants to know what your favorite way is to celebrate the shortest day of the year. Do you have a family tradition or a simple way you mark the season together? Share with us!

12/20/2025

Learn more about donating a vehicle this holiday season - your donation could be tax-deductible! Visit our website to learn about these special donations.

12/19/2025

Today, the world’s best snowboarders dropped into Copper Mountain’s legendary 22-foot Superpipe to compete in the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix— a World Cup and Olympic qualifying event. This is the highest level of competition outside the Olympics itself, with the event’s commentators amping up the crowd saying, “this is your own mini-Olympics!”

8 women and 14 men competed in qualifications, getting two runs down the half-pipe to showcase typically five tricks each. Today’s winners were:
- Women's Winner: Choi Gaon (South Korea) 🇰🇷
- Men's Winner: Yamada Ryusei (Japan) 🇯🇵
- Bea Kim (USA) 🇺🇸 - Only American to reach the podium, placing third.

The competitions continue tomorrow with the women's and men's freeski finals starting at 12pm.

You'll find more of today's event footage in an upcoming episode of Colorado Experience about the 1976 Denver Winter Olympics that never came to be.

12/18/2025

Spend Christmas night with Call the Midwife. 🎄

The Holiday Special 2025 airs Thursday, December 25 at 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., with streaming available on RMPBS+.

Did you hear? The new Holiday Special premieres Christmas Day, Dec 25 at 8/7c!

12/18/2025

Tuba Christmas, now in its 20th year, drew 107 low-brass musicians who performed Christmas classics for a packed crowd at Oak Street Plaza. Players gathered on Saturday morning at Faith Church to rehearse before the 2 p.m. show.

See and hear how the event went below!

Tuba players ring in the holidays at 20th annual Tuba Christmas

12/17/2025

The architect of the Trump administration’s plans to fire federal workers and dismantle federal agencies announced the administration would be “breaking up” the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the six-decade-old research center that employs nearly 1,000 people in Boulder.

“This facility is one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country,” Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said in a social media post.

Vought added that “a comprehensive review is underway & any vital activities such as weather research will be moved to another entity or location.”

The move to dissolve NCAR is a continuation of the Trump administration’s crackdown on climate science. Earlier this year, the administration fired hundreds of workers at NOAA and a leaked budget memo revealed plans to slash federal climate research — cuts that will have a major impact in Colorado.

“Efforts to dismantle this institution and its essential programs are deeply dangerous and blatantly retaliatory,” Rep. Joe Neguse, a Boulder Democrat, said about NCAR.

Read more at rmpbs.org

12/16/2025

Xcel Energy issued a warning that it may shutoff electricity in the Denver-Boulder-Fort Collins region Wednesday, December 17 due to projected strong winds. This would mark the second time ever that Xcel preemptively deenergized power lines in Colorado. | Reporting by Andrea Kramar

Xcel Energy has warned it may shut off power in parts of the state on Wed. Dec 17 to prevent fire. Here's why energy shutoffs may become more frequent in the coming years.

12/16/2025

Hundreds of Jewish community members gathered on Pearl Street for a menorah lighting ceremony to celebrate the second night of Hanukkah.

The celebration came six months after an antisemetic attack against protesters in Boulder and just days after a gunman killed at least 15 people at a hanukkah celebration in Australia.

“We are still feeling our pain, and yet we are here, here to celebrate Hannukah, a holiday centered on sharing the light of our community, resilience and continued perseverance," said Jonathan Lev, executive director of the Boulder Jewish Community Center.

The celebration featured music, dancing and jelly-filled doughnuts called sufganiyah. Hanukkah lasts until December 22 this year.

Reporting by Cormac McCrimmon

12/16/2025

Don't miss the free show lighting up Denver's skies throughout December. Mile High Holidays is a free drone show, put together by Visit Denver and local drone show company BrightFlight.

The show is visible from different vantage points in the city, and is made up of iconic Denver imagery, including Red Rocks and downtown's Big Blue Bear.

The 10-minute show runs until New Year’s Eve and is part of the America 250 - Colorado 150 commemoration.

12/16/2025

Craft in America: West honors the living traditions of the American West by spotlighting artists whose work bridges heritage, landscape, and contemporary craft.

Now streaming on RMPBS+ and premiering on PBS December 19!

Unearth the splendor of American culture crafts and the people behind the artistry.